**Unfortunately (think of the movie "Dumb and Dumber") somehow it became fashionable to be unintelligent (even more than the previous anti-intellectual sentiment -- probably based on envy). Many are intimidated by those who think -- and those who speak thoughtfully. My students shy away from those who are "braniacs" geeks, nerds, or "eggheads". However, it is a fact. The major problem IMHO, is that there's a vast difference between wishing to b-b-q with someone -- and have that person represent me in a court of law, operate on me, or lead my country... TC, /Steve Cameron, NJ JimKandJulieB@xxxxxxx wrote: > Barbecuing w/ George is my idea of the 7th circle of hell. There are > jerk-off circles? I don't even want to know. Mike -- you really think > Dubbya is > more "likeable" than Kerry? He's Howdy Doody. He makes my flesh cringe > when > he says "God bless America" never mind anything else. I don't *understand* > this "likeability" factor for someone who giggles and mocks a woman pleading > for her life at the verge of the electric chair. You're starting to worry > me, > Mike -- who the hell have you been hanging out with? Spend a couple days > with Chase in France. It will do you a world of good. Let me help you out, > Mike. Vote for Kerry because otherwise your living hell will deepen > exponentially. And Kerry speaks English! We've all been napping alot. I > think it's > either country-wide carbon monoxide poisoning or the terrifying notion that > Bush for another 4 years is inescapable. If my political views are unclear > or > I have been wishy-washy in expressing them, please let me know. > > Julie Krueger > ========Original Message======== Subj: [lit-ideas] Re: Geary is testing > us... Date: 10/16/04 12:24:51 AM Central Daylight Time From: > _atlas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx (mailto:atlas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx) To: > _lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > (mailto:lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx) Sent on: > > U.S. > >>Where has he gone now? > > > > I am alive and well and living in hell. I apologize to those who, knowing > my childish need for attention, worry that my not constantly seeking it must > be a sign of my death or incarceration or having been committed. Actually, > this time, it's due to confusion. With the election just 17 days away, I > still haven't decided whom to vote for. It's ripping me apart. George has > God on his side. Kerry has the world. "Ye cannot serve both God and > mammon." Oh wellaway! And I really would rather go fishing with George. > But I'd rather go to war with Kerry. I'd rather go to a barbecue with > George, but I'd rather have the Food and Drug Administration in the hands of > Kerry. I'd rather be in a farting contest with George, but I'd rather trust > the environment to Kerry. I'd rather get high with George, but I'd rather > Kerry set drug policy. I'd rather play poker with George, but I'd rather > trust the economy to Kerry. I'd much rather be in a jerk-off circle with > George, but I'd rather trust international relations to Kerry. I just don't > know. I just don't know. Kerry has the charisma of a carrot, Bush has the > intellectual curiosity of a dill pickle. Kerry scares me because he doesn't > seem to believe a word he says. Bush terrifies me because he believes > everything he says -- even when he knows he's lying! Come back, Dr. Dean! > O Howie, we hardly knew ye! Alas, he's gone. God bless you, Screaming > Firebrand. Aaaaggggrrrrhhhrrrgg. Oh, how I miss him. He'd have looked that > pseudo-man from Texas in the eyes and said: "Liberal? You're damn right I'm > a Liberal, you privileged little prick. Your greed induced delusions are > destroying this country to a degree that Osama ben Laden never dared dream." > Hell, even Nader looks alive compared to Kerry. > > Anyway, that's what's going on. I'm going back for another nap now. > > Mike Geary > napping a lot lately > in Memphis > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, > digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, > digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html > ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html